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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A 19th century term for a type of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wrought%20iron wrought iron] that was heat treated to produce a finer, stronger structure. Now the strength of iron is controlled by the addition of small amounts of alloying metals, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nickel nickel] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chromium chromium].
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A 19th century term for a type of [[wrought iron]] that was heat treated to produce a finer, stronger structure. Now the strength of iron is controlled by the addition of small amounts of alloying metals, such as [[nickel]] and [[chromium]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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high strength iron; tension iron
 
high strength iron; tension iron
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 158
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 158

Latest revision as of 14:36, 27 August 2022

Description

A 19th century term for a type of Wrought iron that was heat treated to produce a finer, stronger structure. Now the strength of iron is controlled by the addition of small amounts of alloying metals, such as Nickel and Chromium.

Synonyms and Related Terms

high strength iron; tension iron

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 158
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996